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We host in-person and online training events along with research community meetings locally and across the N8 to allow researchers to discuss their work and find new collaboration partners.

Links to resources from events, training, and seminar series run by the N8 CIR for our key research themes and research support are provided here.

A collection of presentations and information from meetings held for the N8 CIR Research Software Engineering community.

January 13th - 17th, Manchester

The Digital Research Infrastructure (DRI) Retreat is a five-day event involving panel discussions and group sessions for technology specialists to develop soft skills and network with peers. In collaboration with UKRI, we hosted the third of these events in Manchester in January 2025.

More information about the retreat is available on our Frequently Asked Questions page.

Brief panellist biographies at the Digital Research Infrastructure Retreat 2025 arranged alphabetically by forename.

On the first day of the DRI Retreat 2025, we discuss how best to find collaboration partners with the DRI and academic communities and develop training materials.

On the second day of the DRI Retreat 2025, the funding landscape, relationships with industrial partners, barriers to accessing digital infrastructure, and data collection are discussed.

On the third day of the DRI Retreat 2025, DRI workflows, the environmental impacts of infrastructure, and security and compliance in DRI are discussed.

On day four of the DRI Retreat 2025, career progression, recruitment, leadership, and mentorship are considered.

On the final day of the DRI Retreat 2025, career development and the roles of DRI professionals are discussed followed by a keynote presentation from Anita Banerji (University of Manchester, Software Sustainability Institute).

This year at the DRI retreat we recorded questions from both online and in-person attendees. Not all were discussed in the panel sessions. You can read all those asked by attendees in each session to see what is currently of interest to the DRI community by clicking the following links.

The N8 CIR Digital Research Infrastructure Retreat returns for the third time to Manchester in January 2025.